hp compaq nc6000 problems - Tech Support Forums

mickydej · November 4th, 2004, 02:08 PM

.. i just got a hp compaq nc6000 from my uncle and it's bios is passworded.. does anyone know a way to reset the bios .. besides removeing the battery... trying killcmos, removing the bios chip and using debug ... thanks...

fourthbean · November 4th, 2004, 02:36 PM

Why dont you want to remove the battery? I know that I was messing with a freinds laptop that was passworded and removed the battery to clear cmos and it worked. I beleive the battery was located under the minipci card or something. It was a compaq btw.

twendanewhite · November 4th, 2004, 02:40 PM

the motherboard is suppose to have jumpers to do that.
maybe you can search for a software to flash it.

mickydej · November 14th, 2004, 12:15 PM

no the battery just keeps the in bios settings .. but not the password .. i believe there is a chip witch keeps the password and needs to be replaced and rewritten .. and of course the harddrive is also passworded and the password is saved in the harddrive's firmware ... anyway i resolved the problem by buying a new 40GB hdd...

mazdarx7-64 · November 14th, 2004, 12:18 PM

Good info to know, thanks for posting your solution. All you did was change the hard drive and it took off the password for the BIOS? It almost seems too easy....

Akira1310 · July 19th, 2005, 07:52 PM

Hello everyone!

I've just bought an HP NC6000 laptop from eBay (UK) and I received it this morning. I was told it was brand new, but there is a password on the BIOS. This wouldn't normally bother me, but the wireless LAN is disabled (Windows doesn't recognise it). I need to enable it through the BIOS. I've emailed the seller on eBay but he hasn't got back to me yet. Is there anyway I can remove/bypass the BIOS password so I can enable WLAN. Above, someone mentioned simply replacing the Hard Disk. I am in a positon to do this, because I do have a spare from my old laptop, but if there's an easier way I would love to hear it. I have tried KillCMOS but it didn't work. I'm hoping I don't have to remove the RTC Battery because there are a lot of screws at the bottom and I don't have a clue where to find the battery!

Thanks in advance and please help me! (WLAN is the only reason why I chose this laptop!)

Akira

mickydej · July 20th, 2005, 10:03 AM

hey akira i've solved my problem by replacing the hard drive (because it was password protected) but i never got rid og that Bios password .. i opened the laptop and took out the battery but for no success.. i've tryed software like KillCMOS or Debug (from commandline for kacking the BIOS) but still no success .. you should look for an universal HP BIOS Unlocker Code/App .. but i haven`t been successful in finding one
Micky

mickydej · July 20th, 2005, 10:06 AM

And i want to mention that my nc6000 never came with WLAN.... i thought i needed to get a PCMCIA WLAN Card ... i think that`s going to be your case too.

nickmurphy · July 26th, 2005, 02:53 AM

i purchased a nc6000 with a password protected bios-i disconnected the cmos battery and left it for 24 hours and it did not clear the password, however, after stripping the laptop down for the second time i noticed a small plug in board, when i disconnected this and left it for a couple of hours, the password was gone--if i can do it anyone can!

mickydej · July 27th, 2005, 06:21 AM

nickmurphy are you talking about a "JUMPER" ? that`s a 2 pins connector or a 2 way switch.
Please tell us the number or anything around that "board connector or jumper".